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About Ganeshganj Village

Ganeshganj is a mid sized village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 266 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.95 hectares hectares.

Ganeshganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 483.95 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 266
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshganj is the 70th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 483.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ganeshganj

Ganeshganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganeshganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganeshganj from other places

Ganeshganj lies about 31 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Barayla Chaurasi, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ganeshganj
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Barayla Chaurasi 19 km
Nearest town Jaora 23 km
District headquarters Ratlam 31 km

Villages closest to Ganeshganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piploda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ganeshganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshganj village had a population of 535. That makes it the 70th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Ganeshganj village has 266 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshganj has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Ganeshganj covers 483.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganeshganj falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshganj is Barayla Chaurasi, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganeshganj.

Ganeshganj is about 31 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshganj is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Piploda is about 4.5 km away. Barayla Chaurasi is about 19 km away. Jaora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsana (under 2 km), Kamla Kheda (1.6 km) and Sherpur (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganeshganj today is likely to be higher.

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